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Matthew is a British classical tenor currently living in London.

His most recent project has been a recording of British music comprising folk songs, classical English song repertoire and orchestral arrangements of well known anthems. He was privileged to work on this disc with renowned accompanist Malcolm Martineau, The London Philharmonic Orchestra and guitarist Rufus Miller at Abbey Road Studios. Exquisite classical art songs by George Butterworth, Roger Quilter, Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi sit alongside the folk songs of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in this refreshing portrayal of some of our finest music.

Matthew gained his first professional experience singing in Italy’s opera houses as a boy treble. He was sought after as a soloist during this time, particularly for the music of Benjamin Britten and sang the role of ‘Miles’ in Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw for productions at Teatro Reggio di Torino (1995), Teatro Comunale di Bologna (1996) and Teatro di Roma (1997). Success on the opera stage at a young age instilled in him a passion and ambition for singing that has gone on to shape his future.

After rediscovering his voice as a tenor in his late teens Matthew went on to study Music at The University of York and was a member of the Choir of York Minster. He then moved to London and in the following years worked with some of the UK’s most highly regarded ensembles. Since his early twenties Matthew has been a member of the acclaimed chamber choirs The Sixteen and Tenebrae and the solo voice ensemble I Fagiolini. As well as singing at many of Europe’s best known concert venues, projects with these groups and others have taken him all over the world and have included performances for festivals in Japan, China, Australia, Bermuda, the US and Africa.

In 2011 Matthew won a scholarship to study as a postgraduate at The Royal College of Music, London. During his year of study there he was also a Susan Chilcott Scholarship holder and a Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist.

In the UK, Matthew has sung as a soloist for a number of orchestras including The English Concert, The Hanover Band, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia at venues including the Wigmore Hall, The Albert Hall, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, St John’s Smith Square and The Sage Gateshead. Matthew made his operatic debut as a tenor in 2008 singing a lead role, Michael, in the world premiere of Tod Machover’s opera, ‘Skellig’ at the Sage, Gateshead. In 2011 he worked at Dijon Opera in a production of Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’. In 2012 he sang the role of Jupiter in Handel’s ‘Semele’ for the Ahmadi Music Group in Kuwait in the country’s first ever performance of a Handel Opera. Recent highlights have included Bach, St. Matthew Passion for the Boston Handel and Haydn Society; Britten, War Requiem for Jonathan Willcocks in Salisbury Cathedral; Monteverdi, 1610 Vespers, at the Royal Albert Hall for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. In 2016 Matthew sang the lead role in Monteverdi’s Orfeo in Venice, Italy. More performances are planned for 2017 in Norway and the UK.

Matthew is a keen photographer and follower of wildlife conservation. You can view his photography here
At Abbey Road with the London Philharmonic Orchestra


Till the Stars Fall

1. The Turtle Dove
- English folk song arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams
2. I Vow To Thee, My Country
- Gustav Holst arranged by Jonathan Rathbone
3. She Moved Through The Fair
- Irish folk song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
4. The Thought
- Gustav Holst
5. My Love Is Like A Red, Red, Rose
- Scottish folk song arranged by Ben Parry
6. The Ash Grove
- Welsh traditional song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
7. Go, Lovely Rose
- Roger Quilter
8. Jerusalem
- Hubert Parry arranged by Jonathan Rathbone
9. O Waly, Waly / The Water Is Wide
- English folk song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
10. Loveliest Of Trees
- George Butterworth
11. Danny Boy
- Irish melody arranged by Ben Parry
12. Tired
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
13. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- Roger Quilter
14. Greensleeves
- 16th Century English folk tune arranged by Ben Parry
15. The Last Rose Of Summer
- Irish folk song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
16. The Parting Glass
- Irish folk song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
17. Only The Wanderer
- Gerald Finzi
18. As I Lay In The Early Sun
- Gerald Finzi
19. Speak, Music
- Edward Elgar arranged by Ben Parry
20. Auld Lang Syne
- Scottish traditional song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
21. Orpheus With His Lute
- Roger Quilter arranged by Ben Parry
22. The Turtle Dove
- English folk song arranged by Rufus Miller and Matthew Long
Album Release - Till the Stars Fall
Till The Stars Fall
Matthew's debut album, "Till the Stars Fall" is out now and available from
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Upcoming Concerts
July 2017
Friday 7th
20.00, York Minster, York, UK
Monteverdi, "1610 Vespers"
With I Fagiolini
Sunday 9th
19.00, Town Hall, Cheltenham
Monteverdi, "Orfeo"
Matthew sings the title role in this semi staged production.
Monday 17th
13.00 Cadogan Hall, London (broadcast live on BBC radio 3)
Lunchtime Chamber Music Prom 1
"Possente Spirto" from Monteverdi's "Orfeo"
Roderick Williams, Monteverdi Madrigals

SEPTEMBER 2017
Saturday 16th
21.00, Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi, Italy
Carissimi, "Jephte"

OCTOBER 2017
Saturday 21st
19.30, Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK
Monteverdi, "1610 Vespers"
I Fagiolini

NOVEMBER 2017
Saturday 18th
19.30, Solihull School Chapel, Solihull, UK
Britten, "St Nicolas"
Sinfonia of Birmingham, Oliver Walker

Previous Concerts
April 2017
Wednesday 12th
19.30, Grote Kerk, Zwolle, Netherlands
J.S.Bach, "St Matthew Passion"
De Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht
Thursay 13th
19.30, Cunera Kerk, Rhenen, Netherlands
J.S.Bach, "St Matthew Passion"
De Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht
Saturday 15th
13.30, Nikolai Kerk, Utrecht, Netherlands
J.S.Bach, "St Matthew Passion"
De Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht

February 2017
Thursday 2nd
Time TBC, Trondheim, Norway
Claudio Monteverdi, "Orfeo"
I Fagiolini, Trondheim Baroque

December 2016
Monday 19th
19.30, King's Place, London
Evangelist in Heinrich Schutz' "A Christmas story"
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

November 2016
Saturday 26th/ Sunday 27th
17.00, Kristiansund, Norway
Handel, "Messiah"
KKKK Festival
October 2016
Friday 21st
19.30, St Salvator's chapel, St Andrew's, Scotland
Madrigals by Monteverdi
With I Fagiolini
December 2015
Thursday 10th
19.30, Wigmore Hall, London (Book here)
Poulenc, Poéme d'un Jour
With I Fagiolini
Thursday 17th
20.30, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, Spain
Handel, "Messiah"
Real Orquestra Sinfonica de Sevilla, John Butt
Friday 18th
20.30, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, Spain
Handel, "Messiah"
Real Orquestra Sinfonica de Sevilla, John Butt
Sunday 20th
Handel, "Messiah"
Dunedin Consort, John Butt
Monday 21st
20.00, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
Handel, "Messiah"
Dunedin Consort, John Butt

November 2015
Saturday 28th
17.00, Trondheim, Norway
Handel, "Messiah"
KKKK Festival
Sunday 29th
17.00, Kristiansund, Norway
Handel, "Messiah"
KKKK Festival

July/August 2015
Australian tour

June 2015
Tuesday 9th
With I Fagiolini, 18.00, Villa I Tatti, Florence, Italy
"Venetian Carnival"

May 2015
Saturday 9th
19.30, Romsey Abbey
Handel, "Messiah"
Winchester and County Music Festival, Derek Beck
Wednesday 13th/Thursday 14th/Friday 15th
With I Fagiolini, The Barbican Centre, London

Feburary 2015
Saturday 7th
19.30, St John's Smith Square, London
Monteverdi, "1610 Vespers"
Crouch End Festival Chorus

April 2015
Friday 3rd
13.30, Jacobikerk Utrecht, Netherlands
Bach, " St Matthew Passion" (arias)
Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, Johannes Leertouwer
Saturday 4th
13.30, Nicolaikerk, Utrecht, Netherlands
Bach, " St Matthew Passion" (arias)
Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, Johannes Leertouwer
Friday 10th
St Patricks Cathedral, Armagh
Saturday 11th
Christ Church, Dublin, Ireland
Sunday 12th
Christ Church, Dublin, Ireland

March 2015
Friday 27th and Sunday 29th
19.30/15.00, Symphony Hall, Boston, USA
Bach, "St Matthew Passion"
Harry Christophers, Handel and Haydn Society

Decemeber 2014
Saturday 6th
19.00, St Michael le Belfrey, York
Handel, "Messiah"
Peter Seymour, Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
Sunday 7th
19.30, Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire
Handel, "Messiah"

Novemeber 2014
Saturday 8th
19.30, Chichester Cathedral
Benjamin Britten, "War Requiem"
Jonathan Wilcocks, Chichester Singers
Thursday 13th
19.30, St John's Smith Square, London
Tippett, "Five Spirituals" / Haydn, "Paukenmesse"
Hilary Davan Wetton, London Mozart Players
Saturday 29th/ Sunday 30th
17.00, Kristiansund, Norway
Handel, "Messiah"
KKKK Festival

October 2014
Wednesday 1st
19.00, Oratorio di Santa Cecilia, Bologna, Italy
"Faith and devotion in the middle ages"
The Dufay Collective
Friday 3rd
Afternoon/evening performances, Leeds Grand Theatre
Duet, "Pur ti Miro" from Monteverdi's " L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Opera North
Wednesday 8th
19.30, Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
"Venetian Carnival"
I Fagiolini
Wednesday 22nd/ Thursday 23rd/ Friday 24th
19.30, James Memorial Chapel, New York, USA
"How Like an Angel" ( Modern circus and live consort music)
I Fagiolini, Circa

September 2014
Wednesday 17th
19.30, Wigmore Hall, London
Purcell, " The Indian Queen"
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

July 2014
Friday 27th/ Sunday 29th
19.30, Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire
Monteverdi, "1610 Vespers"

June 2014
Saturday 7th
19.30, St Martin in the Fields, London
Handel, "Messiah"
The Feinstein Ensemble

April 2014
Sunday 6th/Monday 7th
19.30, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London
Monteverdi Madrigals and duets ( with I Fagiolini)

March 2014
Friday 14th
19:30, Bloxham Parish Church
Ariel Ramirez, " Misa Criolla"
Saturday 29th
19.30, St Andrew's Church, Surbiton
Monteverdi, "1610 Vespers"
Kingston Choral Society, Andrew Griffiths
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07813 820 218

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Album Release - Till The Stars Fall
Till the Stars Fall
Matthew's debut album, "Till the Stars Fall" is out now and available from
Amazon (Click here).
Or iTunes (here).
Please return for updates or follow developments on twitter Matt_Long_
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